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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuya Nakashima, Nagasaki, JP;
Shumpei Kohri, Nagasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365201 ; 365233 ; 365194 ; 365236 ;
Abstract
A memory device comprising memory cells associated with word lines for storing data. A timer is connected to determine the length of time during which a selected word line(s) is activated. The word line activation time length is shorter in a testing mode than in a using mode.